inquiring meerkat inquires

[lagilman]

I freely admit to judging people (especially men) by a) if they own their shit, and b) if they can be amused by their shit, especially if they do it in a graceful fashion (ex: RDJr vs Charlie Sheen). When I hold to that standard, I find I am rarely disappointed in a person.

What sort of 'tells' do you have, when observing someone new? How accurate is it?

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[cgbookcat1.livejournal.com]

I observe how they treat:

a) people with less power/service jobs

b) people from a very different heritage and background -- do they make an effort to overcome their innate prejudices and work at communicating?

c) pets

All three are really the same thing -- do they treat others with dignity?

And yes, humor is another great one, although this takes a longer time to pick up with some people.